Turtle BeachImpact 500 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard for PC and Mac

I got this new in box for $25 here on Amazon. If you can get it for around this price, I highly recommend. This is my first mechanical keyboard (I have used many in the past though and decided on MX brown switches) and I find it to be significantly better typing experience than membrane keyboards. The lighting is red and looks nice. Subtle Turtle-Beach branding and really nice laser-etched keycaps.

I picked up this keyboard as my office keyboard for $30 a year ago. It's by far my favorite keyboard I've ever used. It has been promoted to my main computer keyboard since then.

Nice keyboard for the $50 price. That price is unbeatable for genuine Cherry MX key switches. This is now my go to keyboard and it wiil be even better when I get the decent keycaps for it. I like front labeled keys and this keyboard has the standard top labels. But for $50 you can afford to buy a new key cap set. Without the extra tenkey pad, this keyboard is more portable and I can actually fit it in my laptop bag when I travel to the coffee shop, plus without the number pad, I have room for my drink.Most mechanical keyboards emphasize blinking LED lights or are made for gamers. Others are loaded up with extra features I don't want or need like USB hubs or require plugging in two USB cords. This one has one cord and it is made for typing, not replacing a USB hub or making a light show. This one is made for touch typists that wish to hear a sound when they strike a key.There are only two bad things about it. The cord keeps falling out of the channel beneath the keyboard and the logo is way too prominent. I want to try scraping it off, but I am afraid it will ruin the finish. There are lots of spare keycaps available online to mod this board with, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Don't let the brand name deter you. You'll be hard pressed to find a plain, non-gamery TKL keyboard with genuine Cherry MX blue switches at this price point ($50 + prime shipping). Build quality is surprisingly good with a nice weight to it. Top cover plate has a smooth, rubber-like coating that won't catch grease easily - reverse side is shiny plastic and isn't finished with the same material. Back of the board also has 4 rubber feet, although the tips of the legs do not have rubber (didn't have any issues with it moving around thanks to the weight and the front two rubber feet). The included mini USB cable is braided, removable, and comes with a Turtle Beach branded velcro strap to keep things tidy. Underneath there are 3 channels to route the cable left, right, or centered. Legends on the ANSI keys will wear over time, but the relatively low cost of the keyboard means you can pick up a set of whatever you want.Mac users: this keyboard works fine with my Macbook Air, but the keys will NOT automatically switch to Mac layout. This means the Windows key becomes Command (as opposed to Alt becoming Command) and F keys will not default to the Mac media shortcuts. You will have to use 3rd party software if you want your layout to be identical to Mac keyboards.Overall, solid keyboard that seems to have flown under the mechanical keyboard radar.

got this keyboard brand new for $19. at this price, its features are excellent. it has two USB ports and audio pass through, but do keep in mind it uses two usb ports. still, despite it not being the most modern, it is easy to tell that this product is a “premium” one, and despite its age, it’s still got that feel. if you can pick it up for less than $30, then it’s a great deal.my only complaint is that the length of the cable is a bit short. be careful

I've used it pretty consistently for the past few years and it's held up really nice. I love the feel of the keys and it has a great weight to it. I would definitely recommend it.

Keys are very high. Space bar tends to stick. Nice and heavy and doesn't move around the desk.

This would be a great keyboard if only the font for the shifted characters on the number keys (!@#$%^&*()_+) were readable. The font for the numbers is big enough, but the the font for the shifted characters is about 4 point in size. Otherwise the keyboard has the right heft and nice action - I just wish I could see some of the characters without a magnifying glass.

The keyboard weighs like a brick and sits quite high, meaning a wrist rest I feel is necessary (but does not come with one).I found the membrane keys a tad squishy and long in keystroke depth, I prefer the stiffer snapback and shorter depth of my much cheaper Logitech.The key layout is great with a shorter spacebar allowing a larger Left Alt key, great for WSAD key setups in shooters etc.Very solid construction.Cable is not braided but standard plastic/PVC covering. A little on the thicker side.Tiny backspace key